Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Willie Thomas Lovett
Gender : Male
Age : 54
Race : Black
Date : 07/28/2024
Location : Judge Hardy Street
City : Maury
County : Greene
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Cognitively impaired man killed by police after being confused and wandering into neighboring home
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greene County deputies allege that Willie Lovett arrived and broke into a home and fought deputies and they had to shoot and kill him. His son explained that his father had dementia, was a gentle person but that he had apparently wandered into a house that looked much like his own one street over when he was confronted and killed by police who mistook him for a burglar. The family has linked photos of Lovett’s home and the home where he was shot and they are linked in the Source Links below. The homes look nearly identical. The family can be reached for direct support at the linked FB page of Jakel Lovett below.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcti12.com/news/local/son-in-disbelief-after-dad-shot-by-greene-county-deputy
https://www.witn.com/2024/07/29/family-man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-maury-speaks-out/
Jakel Lovett FB page with more information:
https://www.facebook.com/jakel.lovett/
